A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
On a bid to revive the hard-hit tourism industry, the Tourism Ministry has proposed guidelines to commence safe tourism. The Ministry informs that this guideline draft is open for feedback. Safe Tourism Resort License A licensing fee of USD 50,000 is applicable for the issuance of the safe tourism license. Safe Tourism License shall be […]
Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has simplified the process of registering a foreign investment company in the tourism sector. Previously, if a foreign investor sought to register a company in the Maldives in order to own or operate a tourism property (whether an island, land or lagoon), the investor was required to show evidence of […]
Government of Maldives has declared lockdown since 15th March 2020 due to spread of COVID-19 in the community. IMF now projects that the global economy will contract by 3% in 2020, a bigger downturn than in the 2008–2009 financial crisis. As authorities take measures to curb the virus, the government and experts in different industries […]
Minister of Tourism Ali Waheed and Minister of Finance Ibrahim Ameer has held virtual meetings with the leaders of the Maldivian tourism industry to discuss future plans for the industry and to listen to their opinions. Those who attended the virtual meetings with the Ministers included high-ranking officials from Association of Travel Agent (ATA), Divers […]
Italian travel agents expressed interest from the Italian market to travel to the Maldives as soon as travel restrictions are lifted. These sentiments were passed during the interactive session of “Webinar Revolution_ MALDIVE”, a webinar conducted by Easy Market Travel Solutions for their agents today. Easy Market Travel Solutions is one of the biggest online […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has made everyone lockdown in their houses. When will the situation return to normal is uncertain, however, we can start planning for post-COVID-19 life from now on. Here Corporate Maldives has listed the top 6 islands in Maldives to visit post-COVID-19. Maafushi Maafushi is one of the best islands to explore the […]
Tourism industry organizations have announced that they are working together and assured full support to the government in overcoming COVID-19 crisis. Since March 2020, tourism industry organizations including Guesthouse Association of Maldives (GAM), Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operations (MATATO), Association of Travel Agents (ATA), National Boating Association of Maldives (NBAM), Divers Association […]
Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC) has announced that they will be holding the “Island Responses to COVID-19” webinar. This webinar is organized by the islands Innovations. In this webinar, the different responses used by islands worldwide to tackle the pandemic, and the leadership strategies that can help to overcome the crisis will be discussed. […]
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’s Former Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Xu Jing has said that Maldives will be among the first batch to welcome tourists post COVID-19. In a tweet, Xu Jing said that countries like the Maldives can start tourism earlier in his opinion, as the resorts are scattered and not overcrowded. […]